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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1894
Page
7
A New York farmer describes shifting wheat growing practices from late summer fallow and deep, long root systems to shallow, fine seed beds with surface fertilization. The change, beginning in the 1850s, reduced winter kill risk by limiting root length and improving underdrainage, with rotations and surface manuring replacing extensive fallowing.
An Ohio Farmer illustrated frame construction for a corncrib claiming a wider, stronger base than the old design. The article notes the dotted lines indicate the previous style and asserts the new framing yields a sturdier structure.
The action honey exhibit at the World’s Fair drew wide praise for attractiveness and variety in extracted honey. Comb honey stored dry at 80 degrees improves with time and well ripened honey resists granulation. visiting a successful beekeeper in winter yields practical tips not in books.
A writer notes his neighbor’s house with a furnace keeps the cellar warm all winter. He uses the south end as a workshop and sought more light than the small cellar window provided.
An article describes enlarging a cellar opening to create a winter space for house plants and spring seed starting, functioning like a hotbed with furnace warmth. It also covers planting honeysuckles on steep banks, propogating soft wooded plants from cuttings, and pruning geraniums to maintain stocky growth.
Begin with hard wooded cuttings and end with soft wooded types to reduce root and growth shocks. Do not wait for roots to become long before potting as handling losses slow recovery. The window gardener should not rush cutting until March. Bumalda is praised as a premier spirga for form and long bloom. Meshan's Monthly notes insects cause the jumping bean seeds to appear to leap due to internal motion.
A new storage battery street railway opens in Paris from the Bastille to the suburbs using a novel electrical process. The article notes high flexibility and fashion use for boots, and cites speeds of electrical transmission: 16 000 miles a second overland and 6 020 miles a second undersea cables. It also mentions a Boston electrician’s device to extract iron from pulp with moving electromagnets and a Milwaukee engineer’s underground conduit for electric trolley systems to keep moisture out.
A Gardening correspondent reports testing many varieties of Russian cherries and plums from Professor Budd at Iowa Agricultural College. Most are dwarf or warfish in habit and bear young and profusely. They are mostly Griotte family with varying growth and flavor. They compare well to old Mazzards and endure cold northern climates. For uses many, this family surpasses Bigarreaus or Dukes with better flavor retention in cooking.
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